Oh duh... I think you're the 2nd or 3rd person who's pointed out this error to me and I'm just now realizing that I made it... :-/
> sais = I know, ie I dunno what. > But yeah, major typo, sorry. Not an anglicism however, as > it would be > if I said "Je te manque" when I mean "I miss you." > Dana > On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:13:33 -0400, S. Isaac Dealey > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> hence the literal translation: "I not say what". or "I >> say not what" >> >> I've always interpreted it more as "I can't say" like... >> "I can't say >> why I like Monet, I just do." ... "His work has a certain >> ... I can't >> say." >> >> > je ne sais quoi - roughly translated to mean "that >> > special >> > something". >> > It means you like some overall aspect that you can't >> > quite >> > articulate. >> >> > On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:44:10 -0400, Jochem van Dieten >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> dana tierney wrote: >> >> > aw... i think they (and the Gruss pissoir) add a >> >> > certain je ne said >> >> > quoi... though I suppose that if they really offend >> >> > people they should >> >> > go. >> >> >> >> "je ne said quoi"? >> >> >> >> Jochem________________________________ s. isaac dealey 954.927.5117 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=44477&DE=1 http://www.sys-con.com/story/?storyid=45569&DE=1 http://www.fusiontap.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=38 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:131584 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
